Protective covering for ice-bags.



A. L. SLATAPER. PROTECTIVE COVERING FOR ICE BAGS. APPLICATION FILEDmmze. 1916.

1,206,041. Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

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ALICE L. SLATAPER, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS.

PROTECTIVE COVERING FOR ICE-BAGS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

Application filed March 28, 1916. Scria1 No. 87,305.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALICE L. SLATAPER, a,v citizen of the United States,residing at Houston, in the county of Harris, State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Protective Coverings forIce-Bags; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in protective coverings, andparticularly to protective coverings for ice bags or caps.

One object of the invention is to provide a simple and cheap devicewhich is adapted to be applied to an ice cap or bag to protect the bedclothing from becoming wet due to the sweating of the bag.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which is of suchsimple construction that it can be readily applied to or removed fromthe ordinary ice bag or cap now in use.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a side elevation of an ice cap or bag havingmy protective covering applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a vertical transversesectional view through the cover and bag; Fig. 3 is a plan view of thecover removed.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents an icecap or bag of ordinary construction, which is provided in the centralportion of the upper side with a threaded filling tube 11 for theapplication of a closure cap 12.

My protective covering is made from a water-proof cloth such as is usedin making cloth raincoats, camera focusing cloths, etc., and is in theshape of a circular or other contoured sheet 12 and is provided with acentral opening 13 which is adapted to fit around the filling tube 11 ofthe ice cap. A piece of suitable material 14 is sewed around the wall ofthe opening, and Within this piece of material is a circular strip ofrubber 15, so that the wall of the opening will be drawn into firmengagement with the filling tn 8.

From the foregoing it will be understood that when the ice bag is placedon the patient lying in bed, and it is necessary to draw the covers overthe patient, the sweating of the bag would naturally wet the covers.With the use of my protective covering, the bed clothing would restthereon and thus be protected against the moisture due to the sweatingof the bag.

The device is of extremely simple and cheap construction and can bequickly and easily applied to or removed from an ice bag, and by reasonof the rubberspring in the opening, the same will be held in properposition and will not become lost or misplaced from the ice bag.

What is claimed is:

The combination with an ice bag havin a,

filling tube, of a protective covering there or consisting of a circularpiece of waterproof fabric having a central opening receiving the saidtube therethrough, and an elastic element secured continuously aroundthe wall of the opening, whereby said cover is held in firm engagementwith the tube.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

ALICE L. SLATAPER. Witnesses:

HARRY SLATAIER, J AS. H; BRANARD.

Goptel of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe "Commissioner or ratents, Washington, D. G.

